Jobs in Manchester

Senior AI Engineer

The role involves developing emotionally responsive virtual humans using AI to enhance soft-skills training. You'll work across the full AI stack—integrating large language models with speech and vision systems—to create realistic, interactive simulations. The position emphasizes research-to-product development, rigorous evaluation, and cross-disciplinary collaboration in a socially impactful startup environment.

Bodyswaps London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Senior Software Engineer

Design and maintain large-scale, distributed backend systems for automated in-store order fulfilment using Java/Scala and cloud technologies. Embed AI tools like GitHub Copilot into development workflows and lead technical initiatives from design to deployment. Work within an agile team to improve processes, support production systems, and mentor engineers while delivering customer-focused solutions at scale.

Ocado United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

EMEA Energy Industry Go-To-Market (GTM) Leader

This role involves leading Databricks' go-to-market strategy for the Energy industry across EMEA, engaging with executive stakeholders in oil and gas, power, renewables, and mining sectors. The individual will shape strategic AI adoption, drive pipeline growth, and position Databricks as a leader in data and AI for energy transformation through cross-functional collaboration and thought leadership.

Databricks United Kingdom

Hybrid Permanent

Staff Research Engineer - Video Post Training

A Staff Research Engineer will work on advancing generative AI for video synthesis, focusing on post-training optimization of diffusion models to create realistic synthetic humans. The role involves improving model efficiency, lip-sync quality, and conditioning inputs, with direct impact on a globally used AI video platform. The position sits within a high-impact R&D team pushing the boundaries of text-to-video generation.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom £50,000 pa

Remote Permanent

Senior Research Engineer - Audio Post-Training

A Senior Research Engineer will work on advancing high-quality, expressive synthetic voice generation within Synthesia's in-house AI models. The role involves fine-tuning and optimizing speech models using techniques like DPO and LoRA, implementing post-training optimizations for real-time performance, and integrating novel architectures such as neural codecs and diffusion models. The position is embedded in a research-driven team focused on pushing the boundaries of generative audio in enterprise applications.

Synthesia London, United Kingdom £50,000 pa

Remote Permanent